Hi,
On 08-11-17 16:06, Solomon Peachy wrote:
On Wed, Nov 08, 2017 at 03:53:32PM +0100, Hans de Goede wrote:
I don't think static linking against libcups is common enough to be a
serious concern - CUPS is fairly ubiquitous and easily falls under the
"OS-supplied library" exception in the GPL 2. And existing GPL-2-only
software that *does* statically link/copy CUPS code can continue to do
so with CUPS 2.2.x and earlier.
Someone should reply to that that the OS exception only applies when
distributing binaries separate from said OS, not for binaries bundled
with the OS, which all Linux distros are (AFAIK, IANAL).
I'm willing to reply to this, but before I (or anyone else) does so, I
think it highly prudent to have fedora-legal weigh in first.
Right, good idea, as Michal Stahl pointed out:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing:FAQ?rd=Licensing/FAQ#What.27s_the_deal_with_the_OpenSSL_license.3F
indicates that fedora-legal does consider the "OS-supplied library" exception
to apply to Fedora pkgs, so it seems I'm wrong here.
Regards,
Hans
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